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Chapter 70 – Tennis Club
TL: Cheetah
ED: Ryuubii
After that one case, those idiots stopped bothering me altogether.
However, they sometimes give me hostile glances from time to time, but it doesn’t bother me that much.
“Good morning, Takanashi-kun.”
“Good morning.”
“Good morning.”
The two Natsumi fan club members treat me the same as before.
When I thanked them for the other day, they thanked me for expressing my anger at those idiots.
They said that in the eyes of the fan club, this means I was protecting Natsumi-senpai.
I, for the time being, am not isolated.
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*Pa-n*
A good sound echoed.
Right now, we are watching Natsumi-senpai practice tennis.
Sara-senpai invited me to the tennis court after school.
Natsumi-senpai said that she had a practice match against another school this weekend. She was practicing for it in that match format.
To be honest, I didn’t know about tennis, and I hardly knew the rules.
The only thing I know about tennis is that you win if you score the deciding point.
“Kyaaah, Natsumi-senpai!”
“You’re the best! You’re so cool, Senpai!”
The group of girls in that corner were fan club members.
Interestingly, while Natsumi-senpai is playing, she is completely silent.
Is it a mode change?
I also noticed that the same group of girls are gathering and fangirling on the men’s court.
Is there someone famous among the guys?
“Natsumi-senpai is really strong.”
“Yes, Natsumi is one of the favorites in the tournament. I doubt there is a student in this school who can compete against her.”
She won in straight rounds without giving up a single point to her opponent.
“If it is alright with you, Takanashi-san, why don’t you come with me next Sunday to cheer for Natsumi? Oh, of course, if you have a previous arrangement, please prioritize that.”
Of course, nothing is more important than being with Senpai.
“I’m okay this Sunday. I’ve never seen a tennis match before, but I’m looking forward to it. I would like to see Natsumi-senpai’s heroic figure.”
When I agreed, Senpai smiled happily.
“I’m relieved. Then, I want to surprise Natsumi, so let’s not tell her that we’ll be there to cheer her on. It’s a secret between us, so don’t tell Natsumi, okay?”
Senpai looked at my face with a mischievous expression and told me.
A secret between the two of us…
Putting those words aside, her voice and the expression on Senpai’s face was so cute that I couldn’t help but feel my cheeks heating up.
Ugh… Because of that talk with Yuji, I feel like I’ve been overreacting a lot.
When I see Sara-senpai’s rare smiling expressions, she looks even more beautiful than before, and I feel embarrassed.
“Fufu… Is something wrong, Takanashi-san?”
Senpai was quite sharp. She immediately noticed my change in complexion and appearance.
What’s fortunate is that she is not very good at matters concerning love.
Though that’s what makes me writhe in agony without even realizing it…
“Whew, I’m beat. But everything is going smoothly.”
Natsumi-senpai came over with a towel in her hand.
“Good work, Natsumi-senpai.”
“Natsumi, good work.”
When we called out to her, she grinned widely.
“Thanks, you two. But you two are as close as ever, aren’t you? Hey Takanashi-kun, how was your first time watching me play tennis? I’m not bad, am I?”
Natsumi-senpai poked my arm with her elbow to tease me.
I’ve never had a woman do that to me before, so I was confused.
I wish she would stop teasing me…
“Natsumi, stop troubling Takanashi-san.”
Senpai looked at me and warned Natsumi-senpai to stop her from teasing me when a voice suddenly interrupted her from the side.
“Yuzuki-senpai, you are doing well as always.”
What’s up with this refreshing handsome guy…?
He is not a flashy guy, but he looks strangely refreshing, and to be honest, I don’t like him.
Upon looking behind him, I saw a group of girls following.
Apparently, This guy was the one being ogled by the fangirls at the men’s tennis match earlier.
“You still are the same as ever. Are you going to be okay for the next match?”
“Yes, I’ll absolutely win.”
What’s with this feeling of inferiority? I felt defeated in so many ways.
“Satsukawa-senpai, thank you for coming. In my next match, I hope you…”
“I don’t have time to go out of my way to support someone I’m not interested in. Also, please stop being overly familiar with me.”
Seeing Senpai cut his sentence off sharply made me really happy.
“Natsumi, I’m sorry for the trouble. Come on, Takanashi-san, let’s go home, shall we?”
Senpai smiled as she turned towards me.
“I’m sorry, Sara. Thanks for today, Takanashi-kun! If you’re free, I’d be happy if you come back to watch me again.”
“Definitely! Natsumi-senpai, please do your best.”
“Yeah! See you tomorrow~.”
Natsumi-senpai waved her hands upon saying that, so I also waved back in return.
While waving back, that handsome guy entered my field of vision.
Is he looking at me? What’s up with him?